PEOPLE | Fantastic five: Fijian girls break barriers

Thirty years ago, the presence of a female worker in the power plants in the Marshall Islands wasn’t just unusual: It rarely occurred. Fast-forward to 2025, and five women engineers from Fiji are working for the Marshalls Energy Company in Majuro...

From Nicaragua to the Vatican: China’s Diplomatic Bidding War with Taiwan

Written by Sophia Li. Image credit: 01.10 尼加拉瓜的建築 by 總統府/ Flickr, license: CC BY 2.0. In 2019, the Solomon Islands received a reported $500 million in promised Chinese investments, days before it cut ties with Taiwan and recognised Beijing. Soon...

TaiwanPlus and Fuji TV Reunite Schlaf Ishida with Taiwan in Special Episode of "May I Stay Tonight?"

International co-production now streaming on TaiwanPlus, spotlighting Taiwan's warmth, hospitality, and cross-cultural storytelling TAIPEI, Sept. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- TaiwanPlus and Japan's Fuji TV have partnered to produce a special...

Developing nations accuse rich countries of broken climate promises at UN

NEW YORK: Leaders of developing countries threatened by climate change told rich nations at the United Nations General Assembly that they are falling far short of promises to fund measures to combat rising sea levels, droughts and deforestation....

Developing countries accuse rich of broken climate promises at UN

Audio By Carbonatix By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) -Leaders of developing countries threatened by climate change told rich nations at the United Nations General Assembly that they are falling far short of promises to fund measures to...

Gen Z’s uprising in Nepal shows what DAOs could become

Summary Nepal’s September 2025 social media ban triggered mass Gen Z protests that toppled the government and left dozens dead. With platforms offline, Discord became the unexpected “Parliament of Nepal,” hosting over 100,000 members debating...

Global warming

By Maria Millers I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains When homesick 19 year old Dorothea Mackellar wrote her poem My Country, while travelling through Europe with her...

Ghana champions locally led climate adaptation at UNGA80

Ghana’s Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability, Seidu Issifu, delivered a powerful and forward-looking address at the Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA) Leaders’ Dialogue on the theme “Shaping Resilient Futures”, held during the...

Pacific Island Tuna supports Arno community with $100,000 for coastal resource management

(TNC) — On Aug. 18, 2025, Pacific Island Tuna or PIT presented $100,000 to the Arno community in the Republic of the Marshall Islands to support the implementation of Arno’s Atoll Management Plan and strengthen local coastal conservation. The...

From Berlin to Beijing to U.S. Congress, Women’s Courage to Convene Propels Us Forward

Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation in politics, on boards, in sports and entertainment, in judicial offices and in the private sector in the U.S. and around the world—with a little...

Decolonization leader calls defense forum 'consultation,' not partnership

The recent Guam Defense Forum showcased the island's unequal relationship with the U.S. military rather than genuine partnership, according to the Commission on Decolonization's executive director. Melvin Won Pat-Borja praised local government...

COP30: EU set to double 'fairness' payments offer for climate transition – leak

Published on 26/09/2025 - 12:05 GMT+2 EU countries are preparing to double a 2019 payment for those countries most affected to adapt their economies to climate change at the upcoming COP30, according to a Council document seen by Euronews, whilst...

In spite of Trump…

Trump is trying to destroy our democracy. Palmer Report won't let him. Donate here. The United Nations tried to inject life into the world’s climate effort this week, only to be upstaged by a single American microphone. In New York, 120 countries...

Pacific Islands News Roundup – September 19 – 25, 2025

Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...

‘ICJ advisory opinion said it’s 1.5’

BY JOHN HOUANIHAU The 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold is an international objective, set forth by the Paris Agreement, with the aim to prevent the most severe impacts of climate change by capping the average global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees...

'History will not judge us by our words' - Pacific leaders' climate call at UNGA

Photo: LEONARDO MUNOZ The president of Nauru has told world leaders small island developing states still face unacceptable barriers to climate finance. Speaking at the United Nations General Debate in New York, David Adeang said climate change is...

Pacific countries review impact of biosecurity capacity building programmes

Biosecurity officers from across the Pacific met in Fiji recently to review the impact of biosecurity training programmes delivered under the Safe Agricultural Trade Facilitation through Economic Integration in the Pacific (SAFE Pacific) project...

Cruise Ship Transits the Suez Canal Bound for Saudi Arabia

The cruise ship Aroya, which was launched by the Cruise Saudi initiative, made what has become a rare transit of the Suez Canal for ships with passengers. Like all the other segments of the shipping industry, most cruise ships began diverting away...

Russia expects to continue cooperation with Pacific Ocean states — Lavrov

UNITED NATIONS, September 26. /TASS/. Russia expects to continue cooperation with island states of the Pacific Ocean, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. Lavrov took part in the "Russia - Small Island States of the South Pacific" Meeting...

United Adds 737 MAXs to Pacific Fleet

The jets are set to replace 737-800s stationed in Guam. [ Planes ]September 25, 2025 11:34 am ET By Zach Vasile United announced Thursday that it will soon replace its entire Guam-based Boeing 737-800 fleet with new 737 MAX 8 aircraft. In a...